In the Argentine Congress, a novel legislative proposal has been tabled, encompassing a suite of reforms in taxation, labor, energy, and more, with some measures specifically addressing cryptocurrency regulation.
According to official registries, this year has seen the emergence of nearly 1,000 new cryptocurrency companies in the European Union. It is anticipated that by the end of the year, the total count of registered firms involved with decentralized technologies will reach approximately 11,600.
Key players in the cryptocurrency sector, such as Polychain, Alliance DAO, and Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon, have endorsed the social platform AsMatch. This initiative is geared towards fostering user interactions in a decentralized setting rather than spotlighting high-profile personalities.
CoinGecko has unveiled a ranking of the 50 largest airdrops by cryptocurrency companies, gauged by the peak historical prices of the tokens distributed. Uniswap leads the pack with its airdrops valuing a staggering $6.43 billion, closely followed by Apecoin with $3.54 billion in distributions.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has issued a warning about the spread of deepfake videos where he appears to endorse cryptocurrency investments promising guaranteed returns. He revealed that his deputy has also been targeted by a similar cyber attack.
The Indonesian government has reiterated the necessity for cryptocurrency exchanges to register with the Commodity Futures Exchange (CFX), a national trading platform established in 2023. Exchanges that fail to register will be compelled to cease their operations in Indonesia.
A verified author on the CryptoQuant analytics platform, known as IT Tech, has revealed that the Bitcoin holdings of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, Mt Gox, remain static. This suggests that the exchange's management doesn’t sell BTC to make compensation payouts to users.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reversed its directive that barred commercial banks from engaging with cryptocurrency platforms. This change has, however, stirred discontent among P2P traders, who had largely taken over the market after the initial ban.
The liquidators of the collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), have projected that creditors could recover about 45.74% of their funds, based on the current frozen assets. The bulk of this seized investment portfolio, amounting to 82%, is tied up in non-liquid tokens.
